MADE BY VICE – DAY 3 – BOISBUCHET

Today I was out of the water and back on dry land in the Boisbuchet workshops. As Day 3 begins and the presentation of our object is looming, I started early fro Friday is the day after next. I further tested methods of ‘cold joining’ discovering some beautiful connections formed with tapered chisels and even the humble workshop vice. The Vice performed as a press, a hammer, and a texture maker. Pressings and twists acted like rivets interlocking elements to form a new aesthetic and joining method.

Other methods of joining where explored with the last test for the day being a pice of PVC tube being squeezed and twisted. A sample was made with timber and copper and real design magic happens.

Things are really being stretched in all directions and my ideas are like a hose filling a swimming pool on a hot French summers day – It just can’t happen quickly enough.

The day started early in the south of France – Looking across the grounds of Domaine de Boisbuchet – Tomas Kral Boisbuchet – Image Dean Homicki

I got up early before the designer stampede began – Inside the main hall/barn of Domaine de Boisbuchet – Tomas Kral Boisbuchet – Image Dean Homicki

‘The crimp acts as a ‘Rivert Head’ and allows for a second ‘Locking Crimp’ on the opposite side. This creates a Rivet’ – Tomas Kral Boisbuchet – Image Dean Homicki

“This is interesting Dean – Your tool is now a vice” Tomas Kral inspects one of the several test samples created – Tomas Kral Boisbuchet – Image Dean Homicki

”The Vice performed as a press, a hammer, and a texture maker. Pressing and twists acted like rivets interlocking elements to form a new aesthetic and joining method’ – Tomas Kral Boisbuchet – Image Dean Homicki

‘It’s time to design a second product from this newly discovered tool. Time to draw’ – Tomas Kral Boisbuchet – Image Dean Homicki

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